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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 07, 2010

Would appreciate an ID for this little guy.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 08, 2010

This appears to be in the family Geometridae (loopers, spanworms, etc.); if I can find anything more definitive, I'll get back to this thread.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 09, 2010

I now believe that this most likely is Orthonama obstipata, known simply as "the gem." - see http://tinyurl.com/27mo6eh for an image.

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Jul 09, 2010

Suunto, thanks again for your detective work!

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